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Israeli authorities nab two Palestinian minors

Saturday, 30 January 2016 7:10 PM [ Last Update: Saturday, 30 January 2016 7:11 PM ]

Israeli officials walk past an ambulance carrying the body of a Palestinian following an alleged stabbing attack in an Israeli settlement located in the occupied West Bank, northwest of al-Quds, January 25, 2016. (AFP Photo)

Israeli authorities on Saturday nabbed two Palestinian minors suspected of carrying out an alleged stabbing attack.

Initial reports by Israeli media claimed that the two minors attacked two Israelis who had left the Western Wall through the Damascus Gate in al-Quds (Jerusalem). One Israeli was lightly wounded in the alleged stabbing attack and his companion reportedly fled the scene to alert Israeli forces.

Tensions have been running high in the occupied Palestinian territories over the past few months.

In August last year, restrictions were imposed on Palestinian worshipers visiting the holy al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East al-Quds, prompting the fury of the Palestinians.

Palestinians are also angry over Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians and their properties in the occupied territories and repeated desecration of the al-Aqsa compound by extremist settlers, who are usually accompanied by Israeli military forces.

This image shows Israeli forces securing an area in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) on January 27, 2016. (AFP Photo)

At least 165 Palestinians, including women and children, have been killed by Israeli forces since October 2015. Nearly 30 Israelis have also been killed during this period.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has expressed concern over the excessive use of force by Israeli police and “extrajudicial killing” of Palestinians by Israeli forces. The UN body says that circumstances leading to several of the Palestinian deaths remain vague.

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